US3460606A - Method of forming a casting mold - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to the production of moulds for metal casting.
- Moulds for metal casting are commonly made of metal or refractory material, e.g. bonded sand. It is an object of the present invention to provide moulds for metal casting which are formed of a composition novel for the purpose and which can be readily and cheaply produced.
- a mould for metal casting comprises a vessel adapted to hold molten metal and formed of a composition comprising particulate refractory material and organic fibrous material bonded together, the said vessel being surrounded with and supported by packed particulate refractory material.
- the particulate refractory material may be bonded or unbonded.
- the binder may be of any of the well known organic or inorganic binders used for bonding foundry moulds and cores, e.g. clay, silicate or resin.
- the composition of which the vessel is formed preferably comprises Percent Refractory material 97-65 Organic fibrous material 2-25 Binder 1-10
- the refractory material may be any such as are known for use in foundry practice, examples being sand, grog, chamotte, sillimanite, alumina or any refractory silicate.
- the organic fibrous material is preferably cellulose, most conveniently in the form of a paper pulp, e.g. repulped newsprint.
- the binder may be inorganic e.g. sodium silicate, a clay such as bentonite, or may be an organic binder such as sulphite lye, a gum or a synthetic resin.
- composition may contain other ingredients as desired, e.g. fibrous refractory material such as asbestos, glass wool or the like.
- the particulate bonded or unbonded, refractory material used as a supporting backing to the vessel of the mould may be, for example, any of the refractory materials referred to above.
- a method for the production of a mould for metal casting which comprises forming an aqueous slurry of particulate refractory material and organic fibrous material, together with a binder, charging the slurry into a chamber having walls formed of mesh material of the shape of the required mould, positioning the chamber so that the slurry lies against the mesh, expressing the liquid medium of the slurry through the mesh,
- the constituents and their proportions are such as to yield mould-shaped vessels of the composition referred to in more detail above.
- mould vessels of considerable strength may be obtained very readily and cheaply. Whilst they may, if of sufficient thickness, be sufficiently strong to withstand the pressure of the molten metal when used as moulds in metal casting, they may not always in practice be sufficiently strong when used alone and the present invention accordingly provides that they should be backed and supported in use, by packed, bonded or unbonded, refractory material. It will be appreciated that whilst the vessels may in use be so affected by the molten metal that they cannot be used a second time, yet they are so cheaply made that they can be discarded on an economical basis, while the supporting backing of refractory material may be used repeatedly with successive mould-vessels of the character described.
- a mould structure according to the present invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which a vessel 1, made of a composition as hereinbefore defined, is surrounded by a refractory 2 packed in the space between the vessel 1 and the outer shell 3, e.g. of thin steel. Molten metal is shown in the vessel at 4.
- a mould for casting which consists of a mould vessel having a supporting external backing of particulate refractory materials, the steps of forming an aqueous slurry of particulate refractory material, organic fibrous material and a binder, charging the slurry into a chamber having walls formed of mesh material and of the shape of the require mould, expressing the aqueous medium of the slurry through through the mesh thereby to deposit on the mesh a mould vessel formed from the compacted solid constituents of the slurry, said mould vessel having a bottom wall and integral side walls extending upwardly from said bottom wall, removing the mould vessel from the chamber, drying the mould vessel and locating around the mould vessel a supporting backing of packed particulate refractory material.
- the slurry contains, apart from the aqueous medium, from about 65% to about 97% by weight refractory material, from about 2% to about 25% by weight organic fibrous material, and from about 1% to about 10% by weight binder.
- binder of said slurry is selected from the group consisting of sodium silicate, clay, sulphite lye, gum and resin.
- a method for metal casting the steps of forming an aqueous slurry of particulate refractory material, organic fibrous material and a binder, charging the slurry into a chamber having walls formed. of mesh material and of the shape of the required mould, expressing the aqueous medium of the slurry through the mesh thereby to deposit on the mesh a mould vessel formed from the compacted solid constituents of the slurry, said mould vessel having a bottom wall and integral side walls extending 3 4 upwardly from said bottom wall, removing the mould 2,884,333 4/1959 Karr et al 106-385 vessel from the chamber, drying the mould vessel and 3,204,303 9/1965 Chandley 16423 locating around the mould vessel 21 supporting backing of packed particulate refractory material, and casting FQREIGN PA S 21:21:16: metal 1n sa1d mould vessel to form a moulded 5 693,558 9/1964 Canada.
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Description
Aug. 12, 1969 R. F. BODDEY METHOD OF FORMING A CASTING MOLD Filed July 8, 1966 INVENTOR RONALDFREDEQKK Bo PEY My MM, Mod-4% I ATTYS.
United States Patent US. Cl. 164-137 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A method of forming a casting mould comprising dewatering an aqueous slurry of particulate refractory material, organic fibrous material and binder onto a mesh former of the shape of the article to be moulded, removing the shape so formed from the former, drying it and backing it up with bonded or unbonded particulate refractory material.
This invention relates to the production of moulds for metal casting.
Moulds for metal casting are commonly made of metal or refractory material, e.g. bonded sand. It is an object of the present invention to provide moulds for metal casting which are formed of a composition novel for the purpose and which can be readily and cheaply produced.
According to a first feature of the present invention a mould for metal casting comprises a vessel adapted to hold molten metal and formed of a composition comprising particulate refractory material and organic fibrous material bonded together, the said vessel being surrounded with and supported by packed particulate refractory material. The particulate refractory material may be bonded or unbonded.
If the supporting material is bonded the binder may be of any of the well known organic or inorganic binders used for bonding foundry moulds and cores, e.g. clay, silicate or resin.
The composition of which the vessel is formed preferably comprises Percent Refractory material 97-65 Organic fibrous material 2-25 Binder 1-10 The refractory material may be any such as are known for use in foundry practice, examples being sand, grog, chamotte, sillimanite, alumina or any refractory silicate. The organic fibrous material is preferably cellulose, most conveniently in the form of a paper pulp, e.g. repulped newsprint. The binder may be inorganic e.g. sodium silicate, a clay such as bentonite, or may be an organic binder such as sulphite lye, a gum or a synthetic resin.
The composition may contain other ingredients as desired, e.g. fibrous refractory material such as asbestos, glass wool or the like.
The particulate bonded or unbonded, refractory material used as a supporting backing to the vessel of the mould may be, for example, any of the refractory materials referred to above.
According to a further feature of the present invention there is provided a method for the production of a mould for metal casting which comprises forming an aqueous slurry of particulate refractory material and organic fibrous material, together with a binder, charging the slurry into a chamber having walls formed of mesh material of the shape of the required mould, positioning the chamber so that the slurry lies against the mesh, expressing the liquid medium of the slurry through the mesh,
3,460,606 Patented Aug. '12, 1969 thereby to deposit on the mesh a mould-shaped compacted body of the solid constituents of the slurry and occluding some of the aqueous medium, removing the mouldshaped compacted body from the chamber, drying it and providing for it a supporting backing of bonded or unbonded particulate refractory material.
Preferably in the foregoing process the constituents and their proportions are such as to yield mould-shaped vessels of the composition referred to in more detail above.
It is found that by the aforesaid method mould vessels of considerable strength may be obtained very readily and cheaply. Whilst they may, if of sufficient thickness, be sufficiently strong to withstand the pressure of the molten metal when used as moulds in metal casting, they may not always in practice be sufficiently strong when used alone and the present invention accordingly provides that they should be backed and supported in use, by packed, bonded or unbonded, refractory material. It will be appreciated that whilst the vessels may in use be so affected by the molten metal that they cannot be used a second time, yet they are so cheaply made that they can be discarded on an economical basis, while the supporting backing of refractory material may be used repeatedly with successive mould-vessels of the character described.
A mould structure according to the present invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which a vessel 1, made of a composition as hereinbefore defined, is surrounded by a refractory 2 packed in the space between the vessel 1 and the outer shell 3, e.g. of thin steel. Molten metal is shown in the vessel at 4.
I claim as my invention:
1. In a method for the production of a mould for casting which consists of a mould vessel having a supporting external backing of particulate refractory materials, the steps of forming an aqueous slurry of particulate refractory material, organic fibrous material and a binder, charging the slurry into a chamber having walls formed of mesh material and of the shape of the require mould, expressing the aqueous medium of the slurry through through the mesh thereby to deposit on the mesh a mould vessel formed from the compacted solid constituents of the slurry, said mould vessel having a bottom wall and integral side walls extending upwardly from said bottom wall, removing the mould vessel from the chamber, drying the mould vessel and locating around the mould vessel a supporting backing of packed particulate refractory material.
2. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the slurry contains, apart from the aqueous medium, from about 65% to about 97% by weight refractory material, from about 2% to about 25% by weight organic fibrous material, and from about 1% to about 10% by weight binder.
3. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the organic fibrous material of the slurry is paper pulp.
4. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the particulate refractory material of the slurry is sand.
5. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the binder of said slurry is selected from the group consisting of sodium silicate, clay, sulphite lye, gum and resin.
6. A method as set forth in claim. 1 wherein the packed particulate refractory material is sand.
7. In a method for metal casting, the steps of forming an aqueous slurry of particulate refractory material, organic fibrous material and a binder, charging the slurry into a chamber having walls formed. of mesh material and of the shape of the required mould, expressing the aqueous medium of the slurry through the mesh thereby to deposit on the mesh a mould vessel formed from the compacted solid constituents of the slurry, said mould vessel having a bottom wall and integral side walls extending 3 4 upwardly from said bottom wall, removing the mould 2,884,333 4/1959 Karr et al 106-385 vessel from the chamber, drying the mould vessel and 3,204,303 9/1965 Chandley 16423 locating around the mould vessel 21 supporting backing of packed particulate refractory material, and casting FQREIGN PA S 21:21:16: metal 1n sa1d mould vessel to form a moulded 5 693,558 9/1964 Canada.
References I. SPENCER OVERHOLSER, Primary Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,239,530 4/1941 Langenohl et a1. 16433 X Asslstam Exammer 2,858,589 11/1958 Bean "164-138 10 US Cl XR 3,379,804 4/1968 Loosjes et a1. 264-87 2,863,192 12/1958 Kauffman 249-201 X 43, 249-4201
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| US3512572A (en) * | 1965-02-19 | 1970-05-19 | Sandvikens Jernverks Ab | Forming a hot top element by forcing slurry through penetrable mold walls |
| US3933335A (en) * | 1971-04-01 | 1976-01-20 | Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Casting mold for metals |
| US4012262A (en) * | 1974-02-08 | 1977-03-15 | Denis Arthur John Patterson | Manufacture of thermally-insulating, refractory articles |
| US4174331A (en) * | 1972-06-23 | 1979-11-13 | The Carborundum Company | Refractory moldable composition containing ceramic fiber and colloidal silica |
| US4248752A (en) * | 1972-06-23 | 1981-02-03 | The Carborundum Company | Refractory moldable composition |
| US4552329A (en) * | 1983-04-19 | 1985-11-12 | Noritake Co., Limited | Carbon fiber-reinforced gypsum models and forming molds |
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| US2863192A (en) * | 1954-12-30 | 1958-12-09 | Valley Mould & Iron Corp | Hot top and mould assembly |
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| US3512572A (en) * | 1965-02-19 | 1970-05-19 | Sandvikens Jernverks Ab | Forming a hot top element by forcing slurry through penetrable mold walls |
| US3933335A (en) * | 1971-04-01 | 1976-01-20 | Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Casting mold for metals |
| US4174331A (en) * | 1972-06-23 | 1979-11-13 | The Carborundum Company | Refractory moldable composition containing ceramic fiber and colloidal silica |
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| US4012262A (en) * | 1974-02-08 | 1977-03-15 | Denis Arthur John Patterson | Manufacture of thermally-insulating, refractory articles |
| US4552329A (en) * | 1983-04-19 | 1985-11-12 | Noritake Co., Limited | Carbon fiber-reinforced gypsum models and forming molds |
| EP0233478A1 (en) * | 1986-01-17 | 1987-08-26 | Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co, Ltd. | Mold, method of producing mold and casting method |
| US5059441A (en) * | 1989-10-10 | 1991-10-22 | Warner-Lambert Company | Method for making molded products |
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